The Wrath of Ike

September 14, 2008

(2)Hurricane Ike slammed into Galveston early Saturday morning with winds in excess of 100 mph. The Category 2 storm pushed a surge of water that flooded coastal and low-lying areas, and its ferocious winds blew out office-building windows in downtown Houston. Millions of people were left without power. View photos of Ike's aftermath at chron.com(1).